PgCert Health Leadership and Management at University of the Highlands and Islands

Programme overview

The PgCert Health Leadership and Management is a part-time, fully online postgraduate certificate designed for supervisors, managers, aspiring managers and senior executives in the health service. It develops personal leadership approaches and the capacity to lead change in NHS organisations, with support from the university's Management School. Individual modules can be taken for CPD.

Duration: Part time: 12 months (structured) to 18 months (unstructured) | Intake: January; September | Study mode: part-time | Location: Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Three core modules: leading the contemporary workforce (semester 1), collaborative leadership (semester 2) and information decision making (semester 2).

Career pathways

Prepares graduates for senior management and leadership positions in the health service. Progression to MSc Leadership and Management or MSc Human Resource Management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 honours degree or above in any subject. Other degree classifications are considered with appropriate professional experience. Candidates with no formal qualifications who can demonstrate capability and engagement in appropriate CPD are considered individually. Recognised international equivalent qualifications are accepted. International applicants: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no component below 6.0 (or an approved equivalent); applicants from majority English-speaking countries or with a recent UK degree may not need a test.

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,941 for the whole programme (2026/27). Students normally domiciled in Scotland; postgraduate certificate (3 modules, 60 credits) Source

International applicants: GBP 3,817 for the whole programme (2026/27). Studying online from home country or assessed as international; postgraduate certificate (60 credits) Source

Intake: January; September

Duration: Part time: 12 months (structured) to 18 months (unstructured)

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